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Incident · Substantial damage

FAA incident report · Airtrc AT-301 · Edna, TX · July 21, 2004

Date: July 21, 2004
Place: Edna, TX
Phase of flight: Fcd/Prec Ldg From Cruise
Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
Operator: VHIG
Damage: Substantial damage
Aircraft: N8753S
Reported as: Airtrc AT301
People aboard: 1
Fatal injuries: 0
Pilot’s flight hours: 200 in this make and model200 in the last 90 days

N8753SRegistered now · Air Tractor AT-301S/N 301-0182 · Built 1979 Airframe modelAir Tractor AT-301 Engine modelPratt & Whitney R1340 seriesReciprocating

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What happened

The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.

(-23) During aerial application of chemicals the aircraft engine shut down due to fuel starvation. The pilot landed the aircraft in an open field and it flipped upside down during landing. There was damage to the propeller, r/h landing gear, r/h aileron outboard bracket, upper canopy and both winglets. Both fuel tanks were empty when I arrived but the pilot stated fuel had run out of the r/h fuel tank vent for several hours.

As the FAA filed it

(-23) DURING AERIAL APPLICATION OF CHEMICALS THE AIRCRAFT ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FUEL STARVATION. THE PILOT LANDED THE AIRCRAFT IN AN OPEN FIELD AND IT FLIPPED UPSIDE DOWN DURING LANDING. THERE WAS DAMAGE TO THE PROPELLER, R/H LANDING GEAR, R/H AILERON OUTBOARD BRACKET, UPPER CANOPY AND BOTH WINGLETS. BOTH FUEL TANKS WERE EMPTY WHEN I ARRIVED BUT THE PILOT STATED FUEL HAD RUN OUT OF THE R/H FUEL TANK VENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS.